Combination-tool



(No Model.)

I. J. MANDEVILLE.

COMBINATION TOOL.

Patented Sept. 7, 1886.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

IRA J. MANDEVILLE, OF HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,565, dated September 7, 1886.

' Application filed April .26, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA J. MANDEVILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hazleton, in the county of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a combined socketwrench, hammer, and screw-driver, and my object is to provide a tool especially adapted for the use of stove assemblers and repairers that shall be light, cheap, easy of manufacture, and convenient; and the invention consists in certain features of construction hereinafter specified, and particularly pointed out in the claims. 1

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a combined tool constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a part of the same; and Fig. 3 is a like view, the section being taken at a right angle to that in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, the wrench portion beingshown in an open position.

Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

A represents the body portion of my tool, which is formed with a T-head or handle portion, A, one extremity of which is formed in the shape of a screw-driver, A and the opposite extremity is enlarged, forming a ham merhead, A The lower end of the body portion A is bifurcated, as at A, and formed with a socket, A wrench portion, B, is adapted to be received between the bifurcations A of the body portion by being cut away to form a shank, B, and shoulder B The shank may be, if desired, slightly wedge-shaped to be more firmly seated when forced up between the bifurcations A. The shank is provided with an elongated slot, B, through which and the bifurcations A a pin or rivet, A passes. The top of the shank is formed with a lug, B, adapted to enter the socket A in the handle, thus holding the wrench portion rigidly in the handle when used as a straight socket-wrench. The lower end of the wrench portion Bis enlarged and provided with a square nut-receiving chamber or recess, B and a cylindrical socket, B, for receiving the screw-threaded end of the bolt. Now, taking the tool in the position shown in Fig. 1, it is plain that it Serial No. 200,118. (No model.)

may be either used as a screw-driver, a hammer, or a straight socket-wrench, and by drawing the wrench portion B down from without the bifurcations A and turning it one side or the other awrench is formed for the purpose of getting at nuts up under flanges and other inconvenient places. To again close the wrench and put it in position for use as a hammer, screw-driver, or straight socketwrench, it is only necessary to swing the wrench portion B down in line with the body portion and push it up into the bifurcations of said handle, the lug B entering the socket A therein.

The tool is especially adapted for stove workmen or repairers, as by the different positions the wrench can be caused to assume and the combination of parts it will be found convenient in many instances where ordinary tools would be awkward; but I do not limit the use of the invention to any particular art. If desired, the lug B may be formed and used as an ordinary punch for perforating sheet metal or for heading rivets, the blows being applied upon the wrench end B From the above description it will be seen that the tool may be either cast or wrought, as desired, and will be ready for use without any particular finishing of the parts thereof.

Having described my invention and its operation, what I claim is 1. A combination-tool comprising a hammer head and a screw-rl river at one end and a socket-wrench at the other end, and a connecting-handle formed of two sections pivoted to each other, whereby the handle may be dis posed so as to present the socket-wrench at various angles to the handle, substantially as specified.

2. A combinationtool consisting of the hammer-head A, screwdriver A and fixed bifurcated handle-section A, and a movable handlescction, B, having the socket-wrench B slot B", and lug B, whereby the socketwrench may be secured in line with the fixed section of the handle, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA J. MANDEVILLE.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. BARTON, G. BACHMAN. 

